 |
 |
| |
 |
1. Eight years ago, car accident took the lives of two local girls2. The Best of Athens 2012 - People3. ‘OU’? There’s a reason great institutions don’t go by their initials4. OU Police issue alert about 'armed and dangerous' man near Union and Shafer5. Best of Athens - Dining6. For local biz, cooperative status has been mostly a good thing7. The Best of Athens 2012 - Nightlife8. Experts deliver dire warnings about fracking impacts9. Best of Athens - Places10. 'Armed and dangerous' bank robber no longer a local threat, OUPD says11. The Best of Athens 2012 - Students Only12. The first round of 2012 Best of Athens results...13. Feds’ new rule about Burmese pythons relies on misinformation14. OU releases $$ report on football team’s Boise trip15. Group works toward total elimination of garbage16. OU prof's new book sparks nostalgia for short-story era17. Cuban Sol brings new exotic flavor to Athens area18. Attorneys for student who lost arm seek big damages from OU 19. Former deputy gets fines, no jail time in sex-with-informant case20. Touring museum highlights African-American inventors
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Home / Articles / News / Local NEWS / Some local districts improve, while some drop on school ‘report cards’
Monday, August 30,2010
Some local districts improve, while some drop on school ‘report cards’
Students at area school districts received their end-of-the-year grades
in June. Similarly, every school system in the state gets a report card
of its own every August from the Ohio Department of Education, and the
five school districts in Athens County have now received their marks.
One Athens County district earned an "effective" designation, while two systems were judged to be in "continuous improvement." While Federal Hocking Local School District dropped from "continuous improvement" to "academic watch" since last year's report cards, Nelsonville-York was bumped up from "effective" to "excellent."
The report cards use a performance index score (PIS) from 0 to 120, and grades are based on a number of factors such as attendance, graduation rates and state test scores.
ALEXANDER LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT received an "effective" designation with a PIS of 92.4, meeting 18 out of 26 state indicators, compared to 20 out of 30 last year. The district did not meet the state's "adequate" level for yearly progress assessment.
The state requirement is 75 percent on student test results in reading, mathematics, science, writing and social studies for 10th grade and 85 percent for 11th grade.
Alexander passed all five categories in the Ohio Graduation Tests taken at both the 10th and 11th grade level. Mathematics came in with the highest score at 84.2 percent for 10th grade, while reading had the highest score in 11th grade at 90.4 percent.
The lowest score for 10th graders was science at 78.1 percent, down from 79.2 percent last year. In 11th grade, the lowest was the social studies score at 85.9 percent.
Across all grade levels and subjects, the highest score was 90.4 percent in 11th grade reading, and the lowest was 53 percent in 5th grade mathematics.
The district showed a 100 percent graduation rate for 2008-09 graduates, with a 95.5 percent attendance rate.
ATHENS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT dropped from an "effective" designation to a "continuous improvement" designation with a PIS of 94.3 and meeting 18 out of 26 state indicators, compared to 22 out of 30 last year. Athens did not meet the state's "adequate" yearly progress assessment.
Athens students passed all five categories in the Ohio Graduation Tests for both 10th and 11th grade. Reading had the highest score in 10th grade at 83.5 percent, while 11th grade earned its highest score in mathematics, with 93.2 percent showing proficiency.
The lowest score for 10th graders was in science at 79.1 percent. In 11th grade, the lowest score was for social studies at 91.1 percent. At all levels, the highest score was the 93.2 percent in 11th grade mathematics, while the lowest was 64.3 percent in 8th grade science.
The district showed a 97.9 percent graduation rate for 2008-09 seniors, with a 94.7 percent attendance rate.
NELSONVILLE-YORK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT was bumped up from an "effective" to an "excellent" rating this year, with a PIS of 95.7 and meeting 15 out of 26 state indicators, compared to 15 out of 30 last year. Nelsonville-York did meet the state's adequate yearly progress assessment.
Nelsonville-York students passed one of five categories of the Ohio Graduation Test at the 10th and 11th grade levels.
Writing got the highest score at 76.2 percent at the 10th grade level, with no other subject meeting the 75 percent threshold. In 11th grade, writing also had the highest score at 88.5 percent. The lowest score for 10th grade was 67.3 percent in science, and in 11th grade was 78.2 percent in social studies. At all levels, the highest score was 5th grade science at 97.9 percent, while the lowest score was 8th grade mathematics at 48.9 percent proficiency.
The district showed a 93.2 percent graduation rate for 2008-09 seniors, with a 93.6 percent attendance rate.
FEDERAL HOCKING LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT dropped from a "continuous improvement" designation to "academic watch," earning a PIS of 85.8 and meeting 12 out of 26 state indicators, compared to 12 out of 30 last year. Federal Hocking did not meet the state's "adequate" yearly progress assessment.
Fed Hock passed all five categories of the Ohio Graduation Test at the 10th grade level and four at the 11th grade level.
Writing came in with the highest score in 10th grade with 90.1 percent, while reading came in highest in 11th grade with 90.5 percent.
The lowest 10th grade score was 80.3 percent in reading while the lowest in 11th grade was 83.8 percent in mathematics, the only category to not reach the 85 percent threshold.
At all levels, the highest score was 11th grade reading at 90.5 percent and the lowest was 5th grade mathematics at 45.5 percent.
The district showed a 97.5 graduation rate for 2008-09 seniors, with a 95 percent attendance rate.
TRIMBLE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT received a "continuous improvement" designation with a PIS of 88.2, and met 10 out of 26 state indicators, up from eight out of 30 last year. Trimble failed to meet the state's "adequate" yearly progress assessment.
Trimble passed one of the five categories of the Ohio Graduation Test at the 11th grade level and three at the 10th grade level.
In 11th grade, the district passed writing with 87.1 percent, while failing to meet the 85 percent threshold in all other subjects.
In 10th grade, the district passed the 75 percent threshold with 77.6 percent in mathematics, 77.6 percent in writing and 81 percent in reading.
At all levels, the highest score was 11th grade writing at 87.1 percent and the lowest was 5th grade science at 38.1 percent.
The district showed an 89 percent graduation rate for 2008-09 seniors, with a 93.8 percent attendance rate.
Also in Local NEWS:
Low-cost bus veers eastwardCommissioners hear it from both sides about frackingBeyond the logo: Hospital launches rebranding effortFor local biz, cooperative status has been mostly a good thingLatest Crimes of the MonthCounty brings in record amount for jail ‘pay-to-stay’Engineer proposes road agreement to address frackingCommission asked to OK fracking road protectionsTown meeting on tap for Feb. 7Group works toward total elimination of garbage
Also from David DeWitt:
Commissioners hear it from both sides about frackingIncumbent responds to overtime concernsRace for commissioner seat gets Republican write-inGroup works toward total elimination of garbageCommission asked to OK fracking road protectionsLogan again says no to joint waste districtShoplifting an inconvenient fact of life for many local merchantsCommissioners consider strong fracking statementMore children than ever getting free lunches in OhioAnti-fracking group to submit county plan
How come Athens City Schools received a higher PIS of 94.3 than Alexander did, and yet they received a rating of continuous improvement while Alexander received an effective rating?